Comb-cleaner



E.' SCHAEFER.`

COMB CLEANER.

v APPLICATION, FILED -MAKY L3, I920- 1,362,746. Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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Colvin-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee; ,21, 1920.

Applcaiton filed May 13, 1920. Serial No. 381,021.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EMANUEL SCHAEFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Comb-Cleaners, of which the following is a specifica tion.

rIhe invention relates to a comb cleaner and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character, wherein either line or coarsecombs can be readily and easily cleaned to remove all foreign matter from between the teeth thereof, thereby rendering the comb thoroughly sanitary for continued use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a comb cleaner of'this character, wherein at one end of the same is a spool holder, for the carriage of a spool having wound thereon cloth gauze, the latter being in strip form and can be unwound the desired extent so that the required length of gauze can be cut and positioned upon the cleaner whereby the teeth of a comb can be forced through the gauze strip for the removal of foreign matter clinging to the teeth of the comb on extracting the teeth from the strip, the strip being also adaptable for receiving liquid such as hair tonic or water, so that simultaneously with the cleaning of the teeth of the comb a quantity of the liquid or water will be carried thereby for the treatment 0f the hair in the subsequent use of the comb.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cleaner of this character, wherein the construction thereof adapts the same for use in barber shops, hotels, boats, railway cars, hospitals and private homes, and will insure the thorough cleaning of a comb so as to render the same sanitary and free from dirt and other foreign matter.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a cleaner of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, readily and easily handled, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in'view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cleaner constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the cloth gauze, extending over the top of the cleaner.

Fig. 2, is the side elevation of-a comb partially pushed through the gauze and engaged withthe cleaning wires of the cleaner. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through the cleaner.

Fig. lis a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 4 4: of Fig; 3.

\ Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the cleaner comprises upper and lower spaced parallelV substantially rectangular shaped frames 5 and 6 respectively, the same being connected together at opposite ends through the medium of connected webs or end walls 7, while carried by one of these webs is a handle S, and beyond the other end wall is a spool holder 9,.the latter being for a purpose hereinafter fully described.

In the lower frame 6 are arranged closely disposed transverse cleaning wires 10, ythe same being fastened in their close relation to each other to the side bars of the frame in any suitable manner, while arranged in the upper frame 5, are transversely disposed cleaning wires 11, which are arranged at a greater distance apart from each other than the wires 10 so that the rows of wires 10 will be used for cleaning fine combs and the wires 11 will be used for cleaning coarse combs, the wires 11 being fastened to the side bars of the frame 5 in any suitable manner. Mounted in the holder 9 is a rotatable spool 12 on which is wound cloth gauze 13, in strip form, which is adapted to serve as a cleaning cloth and this gauze 13 can be unwound from the spool 12 to the desired extent and after the requisite length thereof has been had the same is cut and superimposed upon either of the frames 5 and 6, with the cleaning wires 10 and 11 therein so that by forcing the teeth of a comb through the cloth the said teeth will be cleaned and the foreign matter will thus be left upon the cloth.

The comb 14, is positioned relative to either ofthe frames 5 and 6 so that the teeth of the comb can be forced through one shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the wires 11 in said frame will act upon the adjacent surfaces of the teeth to remove dirt and accumulated foreign matter therefrom. Vhen the cloth gauze 13 is positioned on the frame 5 it also will aid in cleaning the teeth of the comb 111 to dislodge all foreign matter, which will be taken up or collected by the gauze 13, and the strip thereof after the use in cleaning the comb is thrown away. It is of course understood that the teeth of the comb 14 can be pushed through the gauze 13 to the full extent of the length of the teeth so that the `latter will be com-` pletely cleaned and all of the foreign matter dislodged from between the same by the wires 1() or 11 in the respective frames 5 and 6 of the cleaner.

The size of theV cleaner can be varied and it can be constructed so that it may be carried in the pocket or in a suitcase or other traveling bag and when constructed for the carriage thereof in the pocket, the holder 9 and spool '12 will be eliminated.

It will also be apparent that by dampening the gauze 13 with water the hair can be rendered moist in the use of the comb as the moisture from the gauze will be taken up by the teeth when the comb is bein@r cleaned, also the gauze 13 can be moistene with hair tonic at the option of the user of the cleaner.

In the use ofthe cleaner the comb will be properly. and thoroughly cleaned and the same rendered sanitary. It is preferable to construct the frames 5 and 6 and webs 7 and holder 8 from aluminum although the same may be made from any other suitable material.

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaning device of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced parallel rigid open frames of elongated formation connected together at their ends, a series of closely arranged cleaning wires in one of said frames and disposed transversely thereof, a series of spaced cleaning wires arranged in the other frame transversely thereof, the last -named series of `wires being spaced a greater distance apart than the irst-named series of wires, and a holder carried by the connecting portion at one end ofthe frames.

2. A cleaning device of the character described, comprising a pair of spaced parallel open frames, end webs connecting said frames, series of cleaner wires arranged transversely in the respective frames, means on one end of the connecting webs to form a holder, a spool holder carried by one of the frames and disposed at the end thereof, remote from the holder, a spool journaled in said holder and a cloth mesh strip normally wound upon said spool and adapted to be extended over one of the frames.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

EMANUEL SCHAEFER. 

